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New York police link nine 2012 plots to Iran, proxies
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Report highlights emails from Fort Hood shooter to al Qaeda cleric
The Webster Commission released its final report on the FBI’s handling of evidence regarding Major Nidal Malik Hasan prior to the Nov. 5, 2009 Fort Hood shootings. Hasan sent a number of emails to al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki prior to the attack.
Yemen
The US is providing $112 million in military aid and training to Yemen this year. Iran denied Yemeni government officials’ claims that it was interfering in Yemen’s internal affairs.
Bulgaria
Israeli officials say Iran will face retaliation for killing of tourists in Bulgaria
Mauritius
Sergey Denisenko and Andrei Kosolapov, two associates of jailed arms trafficker Viktor Bout, have been running a weapons smuggling operation from Mauritius. The island nation was used to funnel arms to Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Suicide bomber targeted Israeli tourists in Bulgaria
A suicide bomber dressed in Western clothes and wearing a large backpack is seen scouting the scene of the attack just prior to killing seven people, including five Israeli tourists.
North Waziristan tribesmen, clerics endorse polio vaccination ban until drone strikes end
The tribal leaders support Hafiz Gul Bahadar’s ban on polio vaccinations despite the fact that their own children are at risk.
Yemen
Two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and an Army officer were killed in separate clashes. Police arrested members of an “Iranian spy cell” run by the IRGC. President Hadi urged Iran to cease interfering in Yemen.
Syria
In Iran, two opposing pictures of Syria
Germany
Peter B., a leader of the Salafist movement in Frankfurt, was arrested by German authorities in Istanbul. The German national and Muslim convert had been in Pakistan’s Waziristan area for a year, then traveled to Iran and Turkey. He is accused of belonging to a terrorist group and recruiting fighters for jihad in Afghanistan.
United States
Parviz Khaki, an Iranian citizen, and Zongcheng Yi, a resident of China, were indicted on conspiracy charges for attempting to provide Iran with US materials for gas centrifuges used in enriching uranium. Yi remains at large but Khaki was detained in the Philippines in May.
United Kingdom
Sir John Sawers, the head of MI6, said that the UK agency had thwarted Iran’s attempt to develop a nuclear weapon, by means of covert operations beginning in 2008. He predicted that Iran would have nuclear weapons capability by 2014.
Syria
After discussing a new peace initiative with President Assad, UN envoy Kofi Annan continued to Iran where he said Iran “must be part of the solution.” He also met with Prime Minister Maliki in Iraq. Russia proposed hosting new talks and said it would sell no new weapons to Syria until the situation in the […]
Kenya
Police said that two Iranian Qods Force members arrested June 19 were planning attacks in Kenya. They face terror charges for shipping over 200 pounds of RDX to Kenya; 33 pounds have been found. The suspects are said to have “a vast network in the country meant to execute explosive attacks….”
Senior al Qaeda ideologue freed in Mauritania
Abu Hafs al Mauritani, a senior al Qaeda ideologue, has been set free in Mauritania. Until earlier this year, Abu Hafs was held under a loose form of house arrest in Iran. His sudden extradition to Mauritania and subsequent freedom worries some US intelligence officials.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa banners dominate Defense of Pakistan rally against reopening of NATO supply lines
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a terrorist organization headed by Hafiz Saeed, played a leading role in today’s Defense of Pakistan Council march protesting the reopening of NATO’s supply lines into Afghanistan.
US drones kill 17 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
Today’s strike on a compound killed 17 “suspected militants” in the Datta Khel area, which is controlled by Hafiz Gul Bahadar, a top Taliban commander who shelters al Qaeda and other terror groups.
China
Gulf sabers rattle as Iran sanctions bite
Syria
Opposition political groups meeting in Cairo agreed to a transition plan and to support the Free Syrian Army, but failed to form a unified representative body. The Al Nusra Front claimed responsibility for bombing a pro-government TV station. Hezbollah and Iran would fight alongside the Assad regime if it was attacked by foreign forces.
Kenya
The head of Kenya’s Muslims denounced attacks on Christian churches in Garissa as “terrorism” and said Muslim youth would help provide security for churches in Garissa and elsewhere. The government canceled an oil deal with Iran shortly after being warned by the US about possible sanctions.
Kuwait
US Adds Forces in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran
21 suspected al Qaeda members arrested in Turkey in 3 operations in June
The suspects were charged with being members of al Qaeda and with assisting, sheltering, and recruiting members for the organization.
Report: Al Qaeda trained Mumbai attackers
The man suspected of being a key facilitator for the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks has reportedly told authorities that the attackers were trained by al Qaeda operatives.
Somalia
Seven people were killed during fighting between Shabaab fighters and Kenyan and Somali troops in Qogani. Shabaab fighters killed two Somali troops in Gedo. The governor of Hiran province survived an assassination attempt.
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Iran Braces For Full Force Of EU Oil Embargo
US Treasury targets money exchanges, owners, for funding Taliban
The Haji Khairullah Haji Sattar Money Exchange and the Roshan Money Exchange (RMX), and the Pakistan-based co-owners of HKHS have been funneling cash to the Taliban.
Iraq
Insurgents killed Iraqis in a series of bombings in Balad. To hedge against a possible Iranian attack on shipping in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia reopened a pipeline built by Iraq in the 1980s.
United States
A jury convicted Saudi student Khalid Ali Aldawsari of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction; he faces a possible life term in prison. His intended “jihad” included blowing up dams, nuclear power plants, and the home of former US President George W. Bush. The US added China and Singapore to its list of […]
Pakistan
The Taliban released a video of the beheading of 17 Pakistani soldiers. The Lashkar-e-Islam killed eight Pakistani soldiers in an IED attack in Khyber. Twenty Pakistanis traveling to Iran were killed in a bus bombing in Quetta.
Egypt
Egypt: Govt orders imams to decline invites to visit Iran